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Subject: Re: Orca/Pascal
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Date: 28 Feb 91 10:22:01 GMT
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In article <1991Feb25.183604.5389@isc.rit.edu> awg0971@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:
>
>     I was wondering if anyone knew of a book on how to use Pascal and
>     the GS/OS toolbox. I inquired at a number of computer stores and
>     found nothing for specific Pascal.

	Learn Pascal itself first. That is, as you most likely know, Pascal
is a language that is very portable in its most basic form. Learn standard
Pascal first. Get a book such as "Oh! Pascal"..

	(Personally I'd recommend you take the time to learn C now since C
is what's used in the "Real world"... Pascal teaches you structured 
programming, but you could jump straight into C if you have the discipline)

	Then when you know regular C or Pascal, much of the ToolBox will
make sense because they're "just" regular functions you call like any
function you write yourself. The only other book I would suggest is the
"Programmer's Introduction to the Apple IIGS" which teaches the new 
ideas that are used when programming the GS. (And most of the knowledge is
transferrable to the Mac.. This is good to say on job applications I would
guess, especially for Apple... For example, something like "I know the 
Apple IIGS Toolbox. Since it is inherently virtually identical to the
programming Toolbox used on the Macintosh, it would be easy for me to 
transfer my knowledge into programming the Macintosh if required"...
No matter how we may not like it, not all of us will be able to program
the GS for a living!)
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